Dictionary entry details
• ALLOW (verb)
Meaning:
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
allow; let; permit
Context examples:
This permits the water to rush in / This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement / This will permit the rain to run off
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allow"):
pass (allow to go without comment or censure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Consent to, give permission
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
permit; countenance; allow; let
Context examples:
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband / I won't let the police search her basement / I cannot allow you to see your exam
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allow"):
admit; allow in; intromit; let in (allow to enter; grant entry to)
trust (allow without fear)
decriminalise; decriminalize; legalise; legalize; legitimate; legitimatise; legitimatize; legitimise; legitimize (make legal)
favor; favour; privilege (bestow a privilege upon)
admit; include; let in (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of)
authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)
allow; permit; tolerate (allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting)
give (allow to have or take)
furlough (grant a leave to)
abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They allow him to write the letter
Antonym:
disallow (command against)
Meaning:
Let have
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
grant; allow
Context examples:
grant permission / Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allow"):
vouchsafe (grant in a condescending manner)
allowance (put on a fixed allowance, as of food)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Antonym:
deny (refuse to let have)
Meaning:
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
appropriate; earmark; set aside; reserve; allow
Context examples:
I will earmark this money for your research / She sets aside time for meditation every day
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
allot; assign; portion (give out or allot)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
allow for; allow; provide; leave
Context examples:
This leaves no room for improvement / The evidence allows only one conclusion / allow for mistakes / leave lots of time for the trip / This procedure provides for lots of leeway
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
afford; give; yield (be the cause or source of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
take into account; allow
Context examples:
I allow for this possibility / The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
calculate; count on; estimate; figure; forecast; reckon (judge to be probable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allow"):
budget for (calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Afford possibility
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
admit; allow
Context examples:
This problem admits of no solution / This short story allows of several different interpretations
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Allow the other (baseball) team to score
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
allow; give up
Context example:
give up a run
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Grant as a discount or in exchange
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
discount (give a reduction in price on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
permit; tolerate; allow
Context examples:
We don't allow dogs here / Children are not permitted beyond this point / We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
Hypernyms (to "allow" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
